SME is a company focused on designing and enhancing digital applications. They are seeking a UX/UI Designer responsible for creating user-friendly interfaces and improving user experiences through research, design, and collaboration.
Responsibilities:
- Lead client-facing design discovery sessions to translate user and stakeholder input into user experience requirements, user flows, and interface concepts that support defined business objectives
- Develop, document, and evolve UI/UX best practices for the most frequently used product components to ensure consistency, usability, scalability and long-term maintainability across the platform
- Conduct user research (surveys, focus groups, etc.) to document personas and validate end-user requirements
- Develop intuitive information architecture structures and navigational paths through careful content analysis, card sorting and site mapping to improve usability and engagement
- Research and analyze industry UX/UI trends and competitor sites and strategies to inform design direction and continuous product improvement
- Create interactive wireframes, sitemaps, user flows and functional specifications to support development handoff
- Design graphic user interface elements, including menus, tabs, widgets and other interactive components aligned to established design standards
- Conduct task-based usability testing, document findings, and provide clear, actionable recommendations to improve user experience
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure UI/UX designs meet accessibility compliance requirements (WCAG/Section 508) and promote equitable, inclusive user experiences
- Identify UX issues within core product components and recommend design enhancements aligned with established UI/UX standards and platform guidelines
- Conduct layout adjustments based on user feedback and performance data
- Create and govern style standards for fonts, colors and imagery, and reusable interface components
- Other duties as assigned
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field
- At least three (3) years professional work experience in UX/UI design, or related discipline
- Experience creating user flows, wireframes, sitemaps, and interactive prototypes
- Demonstrated knowledge of user-centered design principles, methodologies, and best practices
- Experience participating in cross-functional requirements discovery and iterative design processes
- Proficiency in user research and usability testing techniques, including personas development, task analysis, user interviews, surveys, card sorting, prototype validation, and task-based usability testing
- Working knowledge of accessibility standards (WCAG/Section 508) and inclusive design principles
- Experience with modern UX design and prototyping tools (e.g., Axure, Adobe XD, Sketch, InVision, or comparable platforms)
- Familiarity with front-end technologies and design frameworks such as CSS, Bootstrap, or Material Design
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to clearly document design decisions and present concepts to stakeholders
- Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines while working both independently and collaboratively